Mendocino Complex Fire
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The Mendocino Complex Fire was a large complex of wildfires that burned in northern California for more than three months in 2018. It consisted of two wildfires, the River Fire and Ranch Fire, which b
Pyrocumulonimbus rising above the Mendocino Complex, as viewed from Ukiah, California, on July 29, 2018
The community of Upper Lake was evacuated during the Mendocino Complex fires.
Thomas Fire
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The Thomas Fire was a massive wildfire that affected Ventura and Santa Barbara counties, and one of multiple wildfires that ignited in Southern California in December 2017. It burned approximately 281
Mendocino Complex Fire
…damaged or destroyed. By the night of August 6, the combined acreage of the Mendocino Complex Fire was 283,800 acres (1,148 km2), thus surpassing the Thomas Fire to become the largest wildfire complex in modern California history. On August 7, 2018, officials announced that they predicted the Mendocino Complex…
Progression of the Thomas Fire, by December 25, 2017
Aerial view of homes in Montecito
The northwest edge of the Thomas Fire's burn area, north of Santa Barbara.
The city of Los Angeles was covered in a thick layer of smoke during the Thomas Fire.